Radiator.



J. A. WILSON, JR. A

RADIATOR.

APPLIGATXON rum 0cm), 1909.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

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s. A. mLsoN, JR. RAEIATOR.

AYPLIGATIE ILED UGT-9. 1909.

Patented Dee. 20, 1910.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

y JOHN A. WILSON, JB., OF UFFALO, NEXV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO NOYEMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEYV YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

RADIATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application led October 9, 1909. Seriallilo. 521309.

-Xew York, have invented new and neful Improvement?I in Radiatorst ofwhich the following is a Specification.

This invention relate` to that type of autoA mobile radiatorsV in whiehthe Cooling air passes through a plu 'alitv of horizontal tubeh or cellswhich are surrounded by the body of water to be cooled. Y

The objet-t. of this invention is to improve the means t'or Separatingand supporting the ends of the tubes in a radiator of this eharaeter\.ith a view of simplifying the construetioirand reducing the eost ofmanufacture.

In the accompanying drawings consisting of 2l sheets: "igure l iS afront elevation, partlv in Section, of an automobile radiator embodyingmy invention. Fig. l is a vertieal section of the same. Figs. 2S and 4are fragmentary perspective views. on an enlarged seale. ot' thepreferred form ot the radiator.'Showing a part of the renter and a partof the side thereof, respectively. Fig. 5 is a lfragmentar)1 frontelevation= partly 1n section on an enlarged scale. ot' the radiator,Shown in l1` igs. l-L. Figs. G and 7 are vertical sections in lines 8 6and T--7. Fig. 5, respeetiveiy. Figs. 9 and t) are fragment-aryperspective viewsl Sho ing the moditied con struction of the tubeSeparating and supporting members. Fig. l() is a fragmentary perspectiveview ehowing another zuoditication of the means for separating andSupporting thez tuheS.

Y Similar letters of reference indicate correhponding parts throughout.the several views.

Referring to Fig". 1-7, represents the upper tank and ll the lower tankof the automobile radiator which are provided respectielv with the waterinlet l and watei outlet and which are eonneeted in a well known mannerwith the cooling s vstem of Y an engine. C represente a plurality ofhorizontal parallel tubes which are arranged adjacent to eaeh otherbetween the upper and lower tanks and which are substantiall) as long asthe ileptlrof said tanks. lach of these tn\1 preferably quadraugular orSquare in neetion and ofthe same diameter and form throughout it`length.

lthe upper and lower tanks A. B.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

he several tubes are separate from each other so as to forni waterchannels, passages or spaces between them. which Spaces communicate attheir upper and lower ends with t the front and rear ends of the tubesthe saine are supported and held apart and the water spare; between thesame are closed b v the closing means which embody inv invention.

ln the preferred form ot' radiator Shown in Figs. l-T, the tubes C arearranged to torni vertical and horizontal rows and have their flat Sidesarranged vertically and horizontally. The separating and supportingmeans shown in these figures consist of a plurality of round `wires Deach of whieh is bent7 crimped or corrugated into zig-zag or serpentineform, so as to produce two parallel rows of straight longitudinalsections (l which are staggered and each of which is arranged oppositethe Space between two adjacent. Sections iu the other longitudinal rowand eonneeted therewith at its ends` by cross pieces d. arranged atright angle? to the longitudinal sections. ln the manner ol assemblingthe Separating wire` and tubes. as shown in Figs. l-T. the eross piecesof the wires are arrangedV vertically between the horizontal rowS ot'tubeS and the longitudinal section c? engage alternately with the upperand the lower sides of the tubes. The relative arrangement of theseveral superposed separating wirecy is sut-h that. eaeh horizontalSection (Z bridges the gap or mouth of a 'corrugation between twoadjacent Separated horizontal sections of an adjacent wire, so that theSeveral wires together form a screen or Skeleton frame the opening; ofwhich are ottpuulrangular Vform and reeeive the ends of the tubes. Theouter corners of' adjacent wires whereby the ame engage each other atintervals. are provided with beveled faces, a.u shown at o. wbieh tpermits these wirea tol be fitted elose together and form perfeetlysquare seats between them for the reception of the ends of the tubes. Bythus beveling the eorner l of the Separating and supporting wireQ. it

possible to bring the horizontal set-tions of adjaeent wires intoalinement and also the vertical sections of adjacent wires intoalinement. thereby causing the rows of tubes to be arranged in straightrows both horizontally and vertically and improving the appearance ofthe radiator aeeonliugly. lt

u itl ala, ne noted that in this tnean of separating and -wapportinprthe tuta-.sl the wires are all in the anie, vertical plane.l therebypro-lacing an even finish of the radiator on the outer ends: ot' thetnhes whit-,h would not he the ease it' the wires crossed or extendedover ear-h other. i

As Shown in Figs. L the separating wires are made round in cross sectionhut it i obvious that the Qaine ina): he eonstruettal of flat or rihhonwirea or strips D. as Shown in Figs. S and fl or of any other desiredero s section.

'lhe Spaces between the outermost tiers of tubes at the sides of theradiator are eloaed by walls 7 or other Suitable means.

After the tanks. tubes. wireand side walls have heen assembled in themanneri deseriheflftae lfront and rear sides of the rai diatnr :aredipped into a Solder hath ao aS to tit-nd); eonueet the Sepa 'atingwires, tuhee. tanlt" and tide wall; and forni a water tight joint'lieta-een thein.

lnStead nt" eontrueting the sseparatineT tneinhets1 i1-'wires so a\. toforni two parallel rows ot' longitudinal sections and intermediate eros#`eetinns. as shown in Figs. 1-9, the Sante tleet nur v he produeed hybending the eparatinf`f wire D* so as to forni a plurality or Sectiin,`-il'l which are arranged at right angleS to each other and which inclinei piadrangula r tuhea arranged parallel with ueees 2ively in tippe-:itedireetiot'iel relativeljvy to thedength of the wire. When a pluralit nt'.nn-ii wires are placed Side hy side'with their eorners in engagementwith each other. an open work traine is produced having a plnralit ot'square openings or seata whieh reeeire the end`l of the tithe: C. laorder to permit ot' tittinf r ti:-e. e wiresl elosel;Y to the tuhe thecorners of the wires are provided with beveled face@ ti, as howu in Fig.l0, the heveled facesy of adjacent eorner.-: ahnt'- ting against eaehother and permittingr of l'erininfr' Si nare o ieninfn`- hetween theas=ent hled nire-S for the reception ofthe ends of the tiihef. The tubesand separating wires rlanvn in Figs. lt) are secured to each other and atight-joint is produced between the saine h3- nteans et' a solder bathin the inanner de erihetl with reference to the structure shown in Figs.lit'. This means of -a-parating' the tuhe perinitso readily and gui-lilyassembling .te parte at low eost and without liahilit)r of leakage,thereby overrouting' the ohjeetian to many of the radial-.irshtretotore- 'n uw.

l elain as my invention:

1. A radiator wittpi'i :itt; r a plurality .of tnhes arranged parallelwith each other. and tin-ans for separating and Supporting said tulieseoxnpriling a plurality of wires eanlr of which |,--rrunped oreorrugated tran-f f tely to* the length ot' the tubes. and the severalwtreh heur; arranged 1n the sante plane and engaging with eaeh other atintervals forming hetween them openings which reeeive the. ends of rsaidtubes and holding the latter apart from each other.

.-\ radiator comprising a pluralit)r of 'quadrangulz-tr .tuhes arrangedparallel with other.

Il. ."t radiator comprising a plurality ot' (ptadrangular tnhes arrangedparallel 'with eaeh other. and means for separating and .supporting saidtubes oinprieinga pluralit \v of wires each of whieh is eritnped orcorrugated transversely tothe. length of the tuhes. to' forni straightwetiona whieh are arranged at right angles to one another. the Several.wire:` lit-ing arranged in the saine plane and having beveled faces atthe outer Sides ot' their corners whieh engage with eaeh other formingtogether openings which receive the ends nl' .said tuhes and holdin;rthe latter apart from eaeh other.

4. radiator :ontprising a plurality of eaeh other. and tneana forseparatinj r and Supporting- Said tules eontpriiie;v a pluralit)v ofeach ot' whit-h i5 erintped or corrugated tra!iis'verel),v to tirelengthnt' the tuhes, to turni two paral l row nt traieht long'ia tudinalset-tions wha are dagger-ed .so that eaeh section in one lf'zagitndinalrow is opposite a sparse hetween lwo set-tions in the other longitudinalrow, and transverse seetions eonneetineY the eorreponding?r ends of the.sections in hoth longitudinal rows, eaeh longitudinal section ot onewire extendingr :tf-ross 'the month between two longitudinal sectionsot' another wire forming together a plurality ot' openings whiehreceive. the ends ol the tubes and holdingr the latter apart troni eachother.

.'.. A radiator eoinprisrf a pluralit)Y of quadraneular tuhea arrangedparallel with each other, and means for .separating and supportnrer Saidtuhea comprising a plurality of wires. eaeh ot' whieh is crimped oreorrugat-ed transversely to the length ofthe tubes, to forni twoparallell rows of straight l0ngitudiual seetiona whit-h are staggered sothat eaeh section in one longitudinal row is opposite a .vpaee lwtweentwo sections in theA other longitudinal row, and transverse seetionseonneeiing the ent-responding ends of the sections in hoth longitudinalrows` each longitudinal section ot' one wire extendiner acuosa thelnouth lit-tween two longitudinal sections of another wire formingtogether a pluralit)v of openings which receive the ends of the tubesand holding the latter apartrozn each other, the outer corners of eachw`:e being' beveled and adapted to engage with' the eorrespondiuglyvbeveled corners of the adjacent wires.

(3. A radiator comprising a plurality of quadrangular tubes arrangedparallel with each other. and nieans for separating and supporting saidtubes comprising a plurality longitudinal section of one wire extending.

of wires each of which is crimped or eorru gated transversely to thelength of the tubes, to forni two parallel rows of straight longitudinalsections which are staggered so that 15 each section in one longitudinalrowis opposite a space between. two sections in the other longitudinalrow, and transr rse Seetions connecting the corresponding ends of thesections in both longitudinal rows, each across the mouth between twolongitudinal sections of another wire forming' togetlm a pluraliqv ofopenings which receive the ends of the tubes and holding the latterapart '25 from each other and each row of longitudinal sections of onewire being in line with a row ot longitudinal sections in an adja rent.wire.

7. A radiator comprising:T a plurality of 3G quadrangnlar tubes arrangedparallel with each other, andnican.`l for separating and supporting saidtubes comprising a plurality of wires each of which is crimped oreorrueach section in one longitudinal row is op. posate a space betweentwo sections 1n the other longitudinal row, and transverse Sectionseouneetiug the corresponding ends of the sections in both longitudinalrows; each longitudinal section ot' one wire extending across the mouthbetween two longitudinal sections ol' another wire forming together aplurality of openings which receive. the ends of the tubes and holdingTthe latter apart from each other, the 'outer corners of each wire beingbeveled and adapted to engage with the correspondingly beveled eornersof the adjacent wires and eavh row of longitudinal sections of one wirebeing in line with :x row ot longitudinal sections in an adjacent wire.

1ll'itness my hand this Tth day of October, 1905).

JOHN A. 'ILSON, Jn.

lVitnesses Tnro. L. Porn, ASNA Haters.

